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Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§7113 National consultation rights

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart F— - Labor-Management and Employee Relations › Chapter CHAPTER 71— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF AGENCIES AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › § 7113

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Where no union has exclusive agency-wide recognition, a union representing many employees must get national consultation rights if it meets Authority rules. Those rights end if the union stops meeting the rules. The Authority decides eligibility and continuation. Unions with these rights must be told of proposed changes to working conditions and given time to present views. The agency must consider the views and send a written explanation of its decision. These rules do not limit collective bargaining.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §7113

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)If, in connection with any agency, no labor organization has been accorded exclusive recognition on an agency basis, a labor organization which is the exclusive representative of a substantial number of the employees of the agency, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Authority, shall be granted national consultation rights by the agency. National consultation rights shall terminate when the labor organization no longer meets the criteria prescribed by the Authority. Any issue relating to any labor organization’s eligibility for, or continuation of, national consultation rights shall be subject to determination by the Authority.
(b)(1)Any labor organization having national consultation rights in connection with any agency under subsection (a) of this section shall—
(A)be informed of any substantive change in conditions of employment proposed by the agency, and
(B)be permitted reasonable time to present its views and recommendations regarding the changes.
(2)If any views or recommendations are presented under paragraph (1) of this subsection to an agency by any labor organization—
(A)the agency shall consider the views or recommendations before taking final action on any matter with respect to which the views or recommendations are presented; and
(B)the agency shall provide the labor organization a written statement of the reasons for taking the final action.
(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of any agency or exclusive representative to engage in collective bargaining.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–378 struck out “(1)” after subsec. (a) designation.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1978 Amendment note under section 1101 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 7113

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73